Creating model query subjects based on existing objects

You can select existing model objects and merge them into a new model query subject. This means that you can reuse existing metadata to quickly create query subjects.

About this task

The objects that you can merge include

  • Relational data source query subjects and their shortcuts
  • Model query subjects and their shortcuts
  • Query items, filters, and calculations in model and data source query subjects
  • Relationships and relationship shortcuts between model and data source query subjects

You can merge any number of the same type of objects into a new query in a single operation. The merge always creates a new model query subject.

The new query subject contains any filters that exist in the original query subject.

Procedure

  1. Ctrl+click the objects that you want to merge into a single query subject.
  2. Click Actions, Merge in New Query Subject.